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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Resilience and Survival

Here's a blue tailed skink. His tail is blue to attract predators. The predator will grab the tail and it will drop off allowing the skink to escape under a rock or debris.

Here's a wild cosmos in my garden. I was truly surprised when I noticed this flower peeking behind a three foot shrub in my garden. All the other wild cosmos seeds I planted were about eight to twelve inches tall. This one kept growing taller and taller searching for the sun.

The historic floods spawned by Hurricane Harvey have most of America focused on Texas residents affected by this disaster. I am heartened by the public and private volunteers from near and far who have brought their boats to help rescue people and pets from the rising waters. The trauma of the devastation will take months, years, even decades to recover. For far too many their only solace will be their resilience and will to survive.

To donate to help those affected, here is a link to the American Red Cross, Samaritan's Purse. Before donating do research to be sure the organization is a reputable one. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

Thanks Linda, for mentioning what's going on here in Texas. It truly is a terrible disaster, and is getting sadder by the day. The aftermath of this is just dreadful. Up in Austin we only got heavy rains and winds, some flooding and power outages, but very minor, compared to Houston and surrounding areas. So many folks in Austin are heading down there to help. I have friends in many parts of Houston, some who managed to get out before the storm hit, but some who are still there, with water in their houses, with flooded streets in their entire neighborhoods. A lot of people have made it to Austin and are being sheltered here. The community has turned out to get clothing and other supplies to them as quickly as possible. There are donation places everywhere.

You are right, The Red Cross is probably the best and safest way to donate much needed funds.